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White House Gate Crashing, From Andrew Jackson To Grace Slick

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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While Washington is all a-twitter over two society climbers crashing the gates at an Obama soirée, in the grand sweep of history, it was a fairly minor event. No one was in danger, and no real harm was done, nobody got dosed with LSD.

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Jeff Wood DUI Video Released: Wisconsin Lawmaker Falls During Sobriety Test (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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TOMAH, Wis. (AP)-- A squad car video shows a Wisconsin lawmaker falling down during a sobriety test that led to his third arrest in less than a year o...

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Madison financial adviser accused in arson charged with bilking investors

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.30.2009 | Home

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MADISON -- A financial adviser, who was indicted last week in connection with an arson in June at his Madison office, was charged today with bilki...

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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Top Ten Undiscovered Cities For Local Food (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

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We here at HuffPost Green were so inspired by our readers' response to our 10 Best US Cities for Local Food piece that we decided to host another roun...

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The Top 10 U.S. Cities For Biking (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green

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Americans overwhelmingly continue to drive alone to work. With more than nine out of 10 workers favoring driving. But these 10 cities are definitely t...

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Wisconsin Diary: My Grandparents Think McCain's Too Old

Dan Treul | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

In a northern Midwestern town, at my cousin's graduation, I got a glimpse of something remarkable, something that may signal yet more troublesome news to the already troubled regiment of McCain campaign strategists.

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